Chosen as a Book of the Year in The Times Literary Supplement, the Evening Standard, the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, The Times
'A brilliant novel of deception, love and trust to join his supreme cannon' Evening Standard
'Vintage le Carré. Immensely clever, breathtaking. Really, not since The Spy Who Came in from the Cold has le Carré exercised his gift as a storyteller so powerfully and to such thrilling effect' John Banville, Guardian
Peter Guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of George Smiley of the British Secret Service, otherwise known as the Circus, has retired to his family farmstead on the south coast of Brittany when a letter from his old Service summons him to London. The reason? His Cold War past has come back to claim him. Intelligence operations that were once the toast of secret London are to be scrutinised by a generation with no memory of the Cold War. Somebody must be made to pay for innocent blood once spilt in the name of the greater good.
Interweaving past with present so that each may tell its own story, John le Carré has given us a novel of superb and enduring quality.
'Utterly engrossing and perfectly pitched. There is only one le Carré. Eloquent, subtle, sublimely paced' Daily Mail
'Splendid, fast-paced, riveting' Andrew Marr, Sunday Times
'Remarkable. Vintage John le Carré. It gives the reader, at long last, pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that have been missing for 54 years. Like wine, le Carré's writing has got richer with age. Don't wait for the paperback' The Times
'Perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in Britain. He's in the first rank' Ian McEwan
'The literary event of the Autumn' Evening Standard
'One of those writers who will be read a century from now' Robert Harris
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'He can communicate emotion, from sweating fear to despairing love, with terse and compassionate conviction. Above all, he can tell a tale. Formidable equipment for a rare and disturbing writer' Sunday Times
'I have re-read The Spy Who Came In From The Cold over and over again since I first encountered it in my teens, just to remind myself how extraordinary a work of fiction can be' Malcolm Gladwell
'He's one of those writers who will be read a century from now' Robert Harris
'The best spy story I have ever read'
Graham Greene on The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
'Perhaps the most significant novelist of the second half of the 20th century in Britain. He will have charted our decline and recorded the nature of our bureaucracies like no one else has. He's in the first rank' Ian McEwan
'A literary master for a generation' Observer
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition first impression in new condition, flat signed by John le Carre to dedicated page, no markings, this is a brand new book, please see pics, jacket in removable protective sleeve, please see pics, PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1529857692622
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. A perfect copy: 1st edition, 1st printing, 001 number line, hand flat signed to publisher's exclusive extra page. Unopened, unread, absolutely brand new in a brand new unclipped dust jacket. Penguin/Viking 2017. We pack our books properly and ship daily from the UK. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1672320623526
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first print, signed to a tipped in page (pre-title) by John Le Carre. New and unread in fine condition.Also included is a promotional Legacy of Spies bookmark*******SHIPPED IN A BOX WITH PLENTY OF PROTECTION. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 393578923587
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Not a tip in. Viking, U.K. 2017. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Book and dust jacket condition: new. Fine copy. This copy has a dent to lower back corner, else new and fine. Signed on the title page by John le Carre. Signed by John le Carre at a book signing at his neighborhood bookshop in Penzance, Cornwall, November 1, 2017. Le Carre has been signing books for this shop for decades. This is a rare copy of this book signed on the title page. This book ships to the United States only. No orders outside the United States. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # wi264jlc
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing, 001 number line, flat signed to the title page. This copy is a rarity -- the "usual" signed copies of this fine novel carry a sticker on the front cover and have an "exclusive" publisher's page pasted into the book at the binding stage of publication with a le Carre signature on this extra page. This copy is a regular first edition hand flat signed to the title page which suggests that le Carre actually signed this copy of the book, rather than signing thousands of sheets of paper to be bound in at a later date. The "exclusive" signed edition (of which there are many for sale!) carries the ISBN number 9781785173660, whereas this non-exclusive edition carries the number 9780241308547. A like new copy, unopened, unread, absolutely brand new in a new unclipped dust jacket BUT showing the beginnings of shelf wear to the lower bottom edge of the dust jacket. Generally, an excellent copy. Penguin/Viking 2017. We pack our books properly and ship daily from the UK. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1704982927130
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